SignatureMD Gives Patients Innovation, Better Care

The National Center for Policy Analysis Sees Concierge Medicine as the Affordable Answer

Santa Monica, CA, January 19, 2009:  SignatureMD’s innovative market-based healthcare service offering delivers “affordable and convenient” healthcare. The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) released a report January 19th that stated, “Physicians should be free to… create innovative practices that better meet the needs of patients.” SignatureMD goes beyond innovation with preventative care and a focus on wellness.

According to the NCPA, “They (concierge practices) all strive to make medical care more accessible and convenient to patients by rebundling and repricing medical services in ways that are not possible under third-party insurance.  The result is innovations that raise quality and improve patient care coordination says Devon Herrick, a Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).”

SignatureMD’s personalized healthcare offering not only delivers the highest quality preventative healthcare, but also brings back service and trust to healthcare. Instead of trying to manage the care of 3,000+ patients, SignatureMD physicians focus their care and attention on 300 to 600 patients and improve their patients’ health and enjoyment of life.  By dedicating their attention to a smaller patient population, SignatureMD physicians are able to communicate on a regular basis with patients, something that is lacking with standard practice physicians.

Patients perceive that this lack of communication results in lower quality care. For instance, according to a survey reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, more than two-thirds of the public (72%) think “insufficient time spent by doctors with patients is one cause of preventable medical errors,” and three-fourths (78%) think medical errors could be avoided if physicians spent more time with patients, according to the NCPA.

A focus on wellness, prevention, and communication is at the core of personalized medicine with SignatureMD. Statistics show that the average appointment wait time is over two weeks, while SignatureMD physicians provide on-time same-day service, as well as house calls. According to the NCPA, concierge practices such as those from SignatureMD offer convenient and affordable services for the uninsured, as well as supplementary care for the insured.

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SignatureMD offers patients comprehensive executive physicals, thorough preventative healthcare, same day appointments, on-time extended appointments, house calls, and after-hour availability. These services are normally not provided in standard primary care practices.  

For more information regarding concierge medicine, SignatureMD, or founder Matt Jacobson, please visit http://www.SignatureMD.com or email Matt at Matt.Jacobson@SignatureMD.com. For interviews with Matt Jacobson or a SignatureMD doctor, please contact Matt Jacobson.